Sometime before 520 million years ago, animal life began to flourish as never before. The small shells, worms and even sponge ...

This rising din threatens to drown out the ocean’s own voices—songs so well-structured that a leopard seal’s ( Hydrurga ...

Plastic risk maps reveal hidden ocean hotspots where wildlife faces harm from ingestion, entanglement, and chemicals.

It is a huge ecological problem, and this type of pollution is responsible for a huge amount of environmental damage and the ...

The explosion of animal life in Earth's oceans half a billion years ago during and after the Cambrian Period is commonly ...

The bumpy snailfish, discovered 10,000 feet down off the coast of California, shows that not all denizens of the abyss are ...

Canada is known for its wide-open landscapes, but it’s the animals that bring those places to life. From the quiet grace of ...

MBARI's advanced underwater technology is revealing the remarkable species that thrive in the deep sea. In 2019, MBARI ...

Ancient forests triggered an oxygen surge that turned empty depths into thriving seas, unleashing an explosion of marine life.

The hummingbird may appear fragile and ephemeral — but is an example of how some bird species live longer than mammals of similar or larger size. One theory is that the skies are less populated with ...

The ocean’s tiniest powerhouse may burn out in a hotter world, threatening life far beyond the microbes themselves.

Six-rayed sea stars are one of the few sea creatures that brood. Learn more about this nurturing process and how it protects ...